exploration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The process of exploring.
The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.
A physical examination of a patient.

ĕks’plərā′shən /ˌɛkspləˈɹeɪʃən/ en-us-exploration.ogg

exploration explorations

From Middle French exploration, from Latin exploratio. Morphologically explore + -ation.

explorative exploratory explorer

explorational explorationist reexploration sexploration space exploration urban exploration

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